UNSPSC 50305420: Glou morceau pears

The variety of pears known as glou morceau pears

UNSPSC 50305420 Glou morceau pears (Commodity tier) reflects fresh produce procurement by state and local public bodies, though recent activity under this specific code shows limited direct alignment. The UNSPSC taxonomy names a discrete fruit variety, yet the sourcing activity captured in recent state and local solicitations spans broader fresh fruit and vegetable categories—bananas, berries, apples, root vegetables, leafy greens, and mixed seasonal produce—rather than Glou morceau pears specifically. State and local buyers issuing under or near this code tier include correctional departments (Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Illinois Department of Corrections), school nutrition programs (Madison Metropolitan School District, Hancock County Board of Education, Dougherty County Board of Education, Bryan County Schools, Early County Schools, and others), senior services divisions (City of San Antonio), county park recreation departments (Collier County Board of County Commissioners), regional cooperative health entities (Marion Health Care Coalition), and mental health facilities (Illinois Department of Mental Health, Madden Mental Health Center). Procurement notices typically employ RFB (Request for Bid), RFQ, RFP (Request for Proposal), or ITN (Invitation to Negotiate) structures, with response dates ranging from late May through October 2026.

Geographic activity concentrates in Texas (multiple TDCJ food warehouse solicitations in Palestine, Snyder, and Huntsville; City of Edinburg CACFP procurement; Head Start of Greater Dallas IFB), Georgia (Bartow County School System, Dougherty County Board of Education, Hancock County Board of Education, Bryan County Schools, Early County Schools, and unnamed State of Georgia food supplies procurement), Illinois (Department of Corrections and Department of Mental Health), Wisconsin (Madison Metropolitan School District), and Florida (Collier County), with additional activity in Connecticut (City of Bridgeport), Mississippi (DeSoto County School District), and other states represented singly. Representative solicitations include the Texas Department of Criminal Justice fresh fruit and vegetable supply solicitations (IFB/RFQ format; responses due October 14–19, 2026) serving food warehouses in Palestine, Snyder, and Huntsville; Madison Metropolitan School District petite banana procurement (RFB 4162, 70–90 cases weekly, $78,000 annual value, responses due July 29, 2026) and fresh fruit and vegetable snacks for the USDA Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program (RFB 4163, approximately 5,900 servings weekly, responses due July 29, 2026); Illinois Department of Corrections fresh produce quote request for Joliet Treatment Center (RFQ, responses due September 3, 2026, small business set-aside); Collier County North Collier Regional Park food services ITN (responses due March 6, 2025, local-vendor preference worth 10 points); and multiple school nutrition programs across Georgia procuring 200+ line items of mixed produce annually. Buy American provisions, prevailing wage compliance, local-vendor preferences, HACCP documentation, and insurance requirements (typically $500,000–$1,000,000 general liability) are common procurement conditions.